Talking Rocks

Artists imitate the symbols used by tribes of the Southwest or use their own word pictures that communicate something about themselves. This lesson is a perfect blend of visual art and social studies. Students create a beautiful piece of...

Young scholars are introduced to geography and geology as well discussing the history of the continents. They are guided through the movement of the continents by using maps that they cut up and rearrange. Students work in groups drawing...

Youngsters gain ample reading comprehension practice while studying the history of Christopher Columbus with this great workbook! It includes word puzzles and comprehension checks of multiple assessment styles, including multiple choice,...

Young sociologists analyze the needs of white and black young scholars. They discuss how Central and Dunbar High Schools are alike and different before 1957. They write an essay comparing the two schools.

Third graders consider the differences between pictographs and petroglyphs. They create symbols from a story about their worlds. They make pottery art.

Learners examine the democratic aspects of the American government. In this democracy lesson, students examine the US Constitution through a video and discussion. They talk about the importance of the people in the American government...

Students examine the various events occurring at the time of the Gold Rush. They see archival photographs and hear historians talk about this era. They create a time line in order to facilitate thinking about this region during the...

Students examine how people in the arctic communicate with one another with stones. Using the internet, they determine the meanings of the various stone sculptures. To end the lesson, they make their own saying out of recycled material.

Learn more about the North American Plains Indian tribes and their unusual methods of recording historical events. Learners examine the winter count, a custom by which these groups illustrated information after each winter passed. They...